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11. Teaching Legal English

Demands That Legal Terms, Concepts and Agreements Be Clearly Communicated In English.

Globalization requires that legal terms, concepts and agreements be understood in Globalization of International Business, Commerce, Trade and Communication English.

Course Overview:

Lawyers, law students and international business people worldwide who do not speak English as their native language are filling up Legal English classes. Schools, corporations and government bodies are looking for teachers who specialize in teaching legal terminology, concepts and attitudes to teach these people.

Teaching Legal English is becoming an increasingly popular industry, with TESOL, TESL and TEFL teachers in high demand.

Working with legal issues demands special skills, knowledge and experience. It is also an area of teaching that can favor the legal-minded teacher. Students are highly motivated since the course has clear advantages for them personally, or within their company.

The teacher also needs to be highly flexible. Legal English needs vary from client to client and from business to business, but each client/company will have specific demands and needs for their individual desired results.

Course Content:

  • An introduction and overview of what Legal English is, who your target students are, and the process of teaching Legal English.
  • Methods and approaches to teaching Legal English.
  • Legal English terminology and how to teach Legal English terminology acquisition skills.
  • Examination and evaluation of legal case studies.
  • Developing Legal English materials.
  • Developing Legal English courses.
  • Legal grammar.

    Course Requirements:

  • Study and evaluate case studies
  • Material development assignment
  • Legal terminology task
  • Legal concepts task
  • Legal agreements task
  • Final course assignment
  • Various other Legal English exercises

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